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he has said i run a machine, i own washington and there's nothing you can do about it. >> i mean, to say that he's the most radical president of the united states. >> incredible. it's really incredible and henry louis gates is quoted as saying the most radical thing about barack obama is the fact that he's african-american and president of the united states. he is a center left president and a lot of his policies are straight in the tradition of center left democrat. look at health care itself. look at his judicial appointees, sonya sotomayor and elena kagan, somebody not on the left wing of the democratic party and foreign policy choices are hardly far left either. i mean, this comes out of the propaganda campaign leveled against him having to do with bill ayers and jeer myy wright sdmrflt why has his style of speaking changed so much? during the campaign, you know, there were those who supported him felt he had this -- talked about the fierce urgency of now and was such a great speech maker even those who didn't like him thought he was a great communicator. his speeches in office h
he has said i run a machine, i own washington and there's nothing you can do about it. >> i mean, to say that he's the most radical president of the united states. >> incredible. it's really incredible and henry louis gates is quoted as saying the most radical thing about barack obama is the fact that he's african-american and president of the united states. he is a center left president and a lot of his policies are straight in the tradition of center left democrat. look at health...
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she took the kid to the washington, d.c. airport. he was then properly put on a united airline flight as an unaccompanied minor. i have had my kids fly that way, all thousand though not internationally. i doesn't think that is endangerment or neglect. where it might have happened was in russia? >> could russia charge her? they are not going to extra diet her to face misdemeanor charges. there may not be any way to charge her. that may be the legal problem all the local authorities are dealing with. >> tennessee adoption agency assigned to check on the family says it had not been able to reach the woman since late last month. agency officials says they could have helped the family with any behavioral issues and could have helped to find a new home for that boy. >>> plucked to safety from a near certain death. 74-year-old janet hogan is in stable condition after being rescued from the rain swollen walnut cleek. they found her and the body of her 40-year-old son was found inside the vehicle. authorities are still searching for her 79-ye
she took the kid to the washington, d.c. airport. he was then properly put on a united airline flight as an unaccompanied minor. i have had my kids fly that way, all thousand though not internationally. i doesn't think that is endangerment or neglect. where it might have happened was in russia? >> could russia charge her? they are not going to extra diet her to face misdemeanor charges. there may not be any way to charge her. that may be the legal problem all the local authorities are...
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the tea partiers are heading to washington, d.c. where they're planning a big rally thursday on tax day. meanwhile, the tea party express continues its 48-stop tour with a couple of stops in upstate new york. cnn political producer shannon travis is in buffalo. shannon, you've been traveling with the express and blogging about your experiences. you've talked about this perceived stereotype of the tea party people. explain more about that. >> reporter: well, let me just say this first, tom. we're here in buffalo, obviously, where a tea party rally just wrapped up. we're actually here at a naval and military mark. behind me there's some u.s. fighter jets. we're also on the erie canal. two interesting back drops for this movement. one, obviously, of america's military might, and another of a at thatnal that helped the country grow commercially. but another interesting tidbit about this area is that buffalo was really key to the underground railroad, obviously a movement that helped free a lot of slaves. unclear if the tea party express
the tea partiers are heading to washington, d.c. where they're planning a big rally thursday on tax day. meanwhile, the tea party express continues its 48-stop tour with a couple of stops in upstate new york. cnn political producer shannon travis is in buffalo. shannon, you've been traveling with the express and blogging about your experiences. you've talked about this perceived stereotype of the tea party people. explain more about that. >> reporter: well, let me just say this first,...
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he joins us live from washington. tim, on a day like today where we have more than 200,000 americans without unemployment checks because congress -- the senate didn't act before taking the easter recess, what would you do? what would tea party members do? do you say that because of concerns over the budget deficit we won't fund these benefits? >> i think that whatever's been promised ought to be funded to folks. however, the real question, tony, is how to create real opportunity that's not just government subsidies. that means getting away from the top-down big government approach like the health care legislation we saw passed which will hurt jobs, not create jobs. that's the most important thing to do and what tea party folks stand for. giving opportunity a chance as opposed to having the government subsidize things. when the government subsidizes it means higher deficits which chokes off jobs in the long run or bigger government, bigger programs from washington that don't work for people. >> you can have the lay of
he joins us live from washington. tim, on a day like today where we have more than 200,000 americans without unemployment checks because congress -- the senate didn't act before taking the easter recess, what would you do? what would tea party members do? do you say that because of concerns over the budget deficit we won't fund these benefits? >> i think that whatever's been promised ought to be funded to folks. however, the real question, tony, is how to create real opportunity that's...
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find a budget offset as they say in washington. the democrats are saying, no, we need to do this quickly and get moving. some democrats want to go ahead and have an extension for this and for a cobra health insurance subsidy through the end of the year so that we don't have to keep going and patching it up and chasing it and watching it up again. so a philosophical difference of opinion here. one thing i think you are going to start to see now as this goes on, if we are starting to get jobs creation, starting to see signs that the economy, the stock market has recovered. there is going to be this philosophical debate of how are you going to address the long-term unemployed in this country and how long are we going to allow. the national bureau of economic research, the official agency that dates whether a recession starts or stops. it today said it is not ready to declare when the recession ended. that's got people a little nervous. i think it shows there are these two kind of gears of the economic recovery and stock market that's
find a budget offset as they say in washington. the democrats are saying, no, we need to do this quickly and get moving. some democrats want to go ahead and have an extension for this and for a cobra health insurance subsidy through the end of the year so that we don't have to keep going and patching it up and chasing it and watching it up again. so a philosophical difference of opinion here. one thing i think you are going to start to see now as this goes on, if we are starting to get jobs...
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he is live in washington. it is so exciting to talk about the next new star of the gop, the new ron paul, 74 congressman of texas. he came within one vote of winning this straw poll. >> that's right. i wish we could continue talking about the tina fey/sarah palin network. that was comedy magic there. you are right. ron paula parentally is doing quite well at these republican leadership conferences. you will remember the cpac conference that just happened in washington where he won a straw poll there. he almost won this straw poll down at the southern republican leadership conference in new orleans. he lost to mitt romney by one vote. they essential will i tied in the straw poll down there. this is despite the fact that ron paul said at this conference that obama is not a soescialist. he has a lot of fervent supporters out there. when they have these straw polls, his supporters get out, work the rooms, wok the votes. they do quite well in these events. you have some republicans grumbling that these straw polls
he is live in washington. it is so exciting to talk about the next new star of the gop, the new ron paul, 74 congressman of texas. he came within one vote of winning this straw poll. >> that's right. i wish we could continue talking about the tina fey/sarah palin network. that was comedy magic there. you are right. ron paula parentally is doing quite well at these republican leadership conferences. you will remember the cpac conference that just happened in washington where he won a straw...
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. >> tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> let's get an insider briefing now from david gergen. is this about politics? >> i don't think so, anderson. the national security advisor to the president, jim jones, has studied energy for a long time, is absolutely convinced this is a matter of national security, we have to become more energy independent. others are very worried as economies get back online, grow again, the price of oil and energy stops will go way up and crimp the recovery. >> they're are big strong persuasive reasons. i think it has political repercussions. the overwhelming emphasis of the democratic party was to his and boo when they said drill baby drill and the president said, i'm going to do that. what he said in the state of the union just this january, drilling offshore is part of a broader more comprehensive strategy on his part. i don't think there's a big surprise on the substance. i think the surprise to me, anderson, is, he didn't, as he promised, use offshore drilling and nuclear power as bargaining chips with republicans to get them to come on board, no
. >> tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> let's get an insider briefing now from david gergen. is this about politics? >> i don't think so, anderson. the national security advisor to the president, jim jones, has studied energy for a long time, is absolutely convinced this is a matter of national security, we have to become more energy independent. others are very worried as economies get back online, grow again, the price of oil and energy stops will go way up and crimp the...
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. >> i know what the challenges, but we need is policymakers in washington developing the road map so that we can get it done. >> something about energy policy that you would like to talk about on your blog? you can search it, watch it, put it, and share it. from yester day or 10 years ago, every singles -- every c-span program since 1987. cable's latest gift. >> now what discussion on relationship between the u.s. and russia. there is a been a recently announced nuclear weapons treaty between the two countries. from the carnegie endowment for peace, this is about one hour and 25 minutes. >> central to the reset, is the strategic arms relationship and nuclear proliferation and other nuclear issues. so i think it is particularly fitting this morning at carnegie to have one of the leading experts on their own staff and also on the staff in moscow talked to us this morning about what has happened over the last several years to the nuclear relationship and the situation of nuclear weapons with russia. it is my pleasure this morning to introduce the director and vice president for studies,
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thank you for watching "washington journal." that's all for today. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . >> we've got this conference coming up monday and tuesday in washington, heads of state from across the world. wondering if a couple of things that happened during the past week, the israeli prime minister deciding not to show up, sending his deputy, and also iran showing off its latest technology and seeming to thumb its nose to this whole effort. i'm wondering if that's, in your mind, casts a pal on this conference or does it focus people on the need to do something. >> well, i think that the main focus of the conference is going to be on matters usually not handled on the head of state level, and that is good house keeping, which is very important when it comes to nuclear materials. but i think what will come out of the conference is a accelerated plan to make sure that all of the, especially the medical nuclear materials around the world, which are small in quantity
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that will also discuss the summit here in washington. this is hosted by the center for strategic and international studies and is about 55 minutes. >> this will be on the itunes university. my colleagues are some of the top experts in the world in this region. they have got a lot to say about various things that are associated with this visit. in addition, you will find before you an example of our critical questions. this is on the nuclear security summit and also will be at our web site. i like to introduce our colleague who directs our russia program. >> a great pleasure to be here and thank you for joining us here for our briefing. i promise i will not talk about my personal over/under on tiger woods this week. the start i replacement treaty that will be signed on prague this thursday, i want to beware of overselling the importance of this agreement. but is really significant for the u.s.-russian relationship, and also president obama is an ambitious goal for nuclear security and further reductions in nuclear weapons. i do not want t
that will also discuss the summit here in washington. this is hosted by the center for strategic and international studies and is about 55 minutes. >> this will be on the itunes university. my colleagues are some of the top experts in the world in this region. they have got a lot to say about various things that are associated with this visit. in addition, you will find before you an example of our critical questions. this is on the nuclear security summit and also will be at our web...
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they also discussed next week's nuclear security summit here in washington. this was posted at the csis and it is about 55 minutes. >> you'll find an example of our critical questions. this is sharon squassoni's critical questions on the nuclear security summit. this will also be a website. i would like to introduce my colleagues -- dr. alex questions -- dr. andrew kuchins. >> it is a great pleasure to be here. thank you for joining us for our briefing. i will not talk about my personal over-under on tiger woods performance at the masters. the s.t.a.r.t. replacement treaty signed in prague on thursday -- beware of overselling the importance of this agreement, but it is really significant for the u.s.-russia relationship and also president obama's ambitious goals for nuclear security and further reductions in nuclear weapons. all long journey begins with the first step. -- a long journey begins with the first that. it is extremely important that this agreement be reached before the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in may and the nuclear summit coming up in was
they also discussed next week's nuclear security summit here in washington. this was posted at the csis and it is about 55 minutes. >> you'll find an example of our critical questions. this is sharon squassoni's critical questions on the nuclear security summit. this will also be a website. i would like to introduce my colleagues -- dr. alex questions -- dr. andrew kuchins. >> it is a great pleasure to be here. thank you for joining us for our briefing. i will not talk about my...
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. >> you can see "washington journal" every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. president obama is traveling to prague later this week. he will host a nuclear summit and it will be affected by leaders of over 40 nations. this panel will preview these events. this is live here on c-span. >> this briefing will be available later on facebook per it is also available, video and audio csis.org. for those who use itunes, this will be on the beyond campus section itunes university. my colleagues, andrew kuchins, janusz bugajski, and sharon squassoni some of the top experts in the world and they have a lot to say about things that are associated with this visit. you will find an example of our critical questions. this is sharon squassoni's critical questions on the nuclear summit. this also be at csis.com. >> thank you. it is a great pleasure to be here. thank you for joining us. i promise i will not talk about my personal over-under and tiger woods at the masters, it up this week. the replacement treaty which will be signed on thursday, but i want to be aware of oversel
. >> you can see "washington journal" every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. president obama is traveling to prague later this week. he will host a nuclear summit and it will be affected by leaders of over 40 nations. this panel will preview these events. this is live here on c-span. >> this briefing will be available later on facebook per it is also available, video and audio csis.org. for those who use itunes, this will be on the beyond campus section itunes university. my...
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i expect that we will have some meetings in washington. they are literally still in the air, coming. >> annual turn them around? >> this is a fair question. we will have meetings with them. we are going to have an extensive, bilateral consultation and i do not have any information. this is involving the assistant secretary. i think that we will use this opportunity to consult with them on a lot of other situations. >> this is the son of the president. >> his question is, he has left the castle. this sounds like chaos. how can you be sure they are in control? >> not withstanding intrusion into i-- this area. i am in touch with the government. we have worked with them and we see that the government has fallen. >> the u.s. is not supporting the opposition. they have taken this into their own hands. the government. as we have outlined in various reports, we have intimidation by the government, we want to see them of all, just as the other countries in the other regions. we are working closely with this government, and we are allies with this g
i expect that we will have some meetings in washington. they are literally still in the air, coming. >> annual turn them around? >> this is a fair question. we will have meetings with them. we are going to have an extensive, bilateral consultation and i do not have any information. this is involving the assistant secretary. i think that we will use this opportunity to consult with them on a lot of other situations. >> this is the son of the president. >> his question is,...
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if it is true that he is going to be at the nuclear summit in washington next week -- sorry? [inaudible] >> that was in reference to the separate meeting. which is still on asset today. that is what robert gibbs said today. one of the core problems we face in afghanistan is the competitive instincts of pakistan and india so i would have to think that both of the leaders here next week is a point of discussion. with the upcoming planned offensive, the ambassador was recently here and his comment was this is one part military was this is one part military and five parts political -- the one part, military, the afghans would except as political? that is a big question. >> welcome to the bipartisan center for international studies. >> i am from the christian science monitor. i would like to go back to the reset with russia subjects. could you talk a little bit about whether you see any relationship developing between obama and president of the dove -- but that if -- medvedev. where do you see the politics going? >> well, i do not think there is any question that president obama f
if it is true that he is going to be at the nuclear summit in washington next week -- sorry? [inaudible] >> that was in reference to the separate meeting. which is still on asset today. that is what robert gibbs said today. one of the core problems we face in afghanistan is the competitive instincts of pakistan and india so i would have to think that both of the leaders here next week is a point of discussion. with the upcoming planned offensive, the ambassador was recently here and his...
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karzai will be at the nuclear summit in washington next week -- >> [inaudible] >> i'm sorry? >> [inaudible] >> that was reference to the may 12 separate meeting. which is still on as of today. obviously, one of the core problems that we face in afghanistan is the competitive instincts of pakistan and india. i would have to think that with both of the leaders here next week that it may be a point of discussion, hopefully. with the upcoming plan the offensive in kendrkandahar, you know, ambassador eikenberry was here recently and he said it was going to be one part of military and five parts political. the one part military, the afghan leadership is likely to ksupport. the five parts political, a big portion. Ñ-- a big question. >> and from the christian science monitor. i would like to go back to the reset with russia subject. could you talk a bit about the political aspect of it and where you see any relationship developing between obama and medvedev, whether that could cause a split between medvedev and putin in terms of the direction and -- of the countries? where you see
karzai will be at the nuclear summit in washington next week -- >> [inaudible] >> i'm sorry? >> [inaudible] >> that was reference to the may 12 separate meeting. which is still on as of today. obviously, one of the core problems that we face in afghanistan is the competitive instincts of pakistan and india. i would have to think that with both of the leaders here next week that it may be a point of discussion, hopefully. with the upcoming plan the offensive in...
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you hear this often in the washington -- washington is an amazing city. there are certain taboo subjects. there are others which are so popular. this is one of the frequent questions, how and palestinians, but they are divided? it forces one to think, are they so exceptional? even europe is divided on so many crucial issues. the u.s. itself is divided. we have to be careful not to take a patronizing tone. they are people who have a constellation of different views. the egyptian government must be praised for wasting and sparing no effort to try to bring the two sides together. eventually they may well succeed. but is it so exceptional that we must place of high -- the issues requiring urgent treatment? when you look at the plant one can remark that if you took a treaty negotiated, international treaty negotiated in the immediate aftermath of the second world war and try to negotiate exactly those same terms today, you could not. you could not take the universal declaration of human rights and negotiate its terms today. you could not take the refugee conve
you hear this often in the washington -- washington is an amazing city. there are certain taboo subjects. there are others which are so popular. this is one of the frequent questions, how and palestinians, but they are divided? it forces one to think, are they so exceptional? even europe is divided on so many crucial issues. the u.s. itself is divided. we have to be careful not to take a patronizing tone. they are people who have a constellation of different views. the egyptian government must...
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none of the founding fathers would have said that george washington -- he would have said washington did not owe part of his income for the toddler to live better than he earned. i just want to close of one last personal comment, because i really thrilled to be here. we have every reason to be optimistic and believe that the american people overwhelmingly preferred have a return to classic america of courage in the belief rather than a secularists -- a secular socialist machine. what i want to say you and i want you to go back and say every person you meet, i got actively involved -- my dad was a personal trainer. we watched the death of the french force republic under the algerian war, 100% inflation, and the paratroopers literally landed in paris and killed the fourth republic. the young kid from pennsylvania that spent time at fort riley, this is all amazing. at between my freshman and sophomore years in high school, i decided this was all real. countries can die. countries can have terrible events. our ability -- what do we have to do to be safe, free, and prosperous? how do we e
none of the founding fathers would have said that george washington -- he would have said washington did not owe part of his income for the toddler to live better than he earned. i just want to close of one last personal comment, because i really thrilled to be here. we have every reason to be optimistic and believe that the american people overwhelmingly preferred have a return to classic america of courage in the belief rather than a secularists -- a secular socialist machine. what i want to...
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"washington journal" is live beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span. >> this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. on afterwards, n.p.r. foreign correspondent deborah amos on what's happening to the sunnis following the fall of saddam hussein. her book is field notes on democracy and ralph peters looks at u.s. foreign policy in his latest collection of articles "endless war." follow the schedule on booktv.org and follow us on twitter. >> more on the russia nukes agreement with the group global zero. we'll hear from richard burt. other speakers include former c.i.a. agent valerie blame. -- pmp lame. this is about an hour. >> we're going to start right now. i'll make a formal statement, which is i really like the individual who is responsible for arranging the seating on this panel. it is really well-positioned. i won't say any more than that. i would like to introduce our large panel this morning. i'm going to begin on my extreme right where we have mr. rick patel. the co-founder and executive director of abaz.org and he is working clos
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it was originally scheduled for prior to the chip to washington -- the trip to washington. president karzai rearranged it for after the trip. it is preceded with talks from our government. that is may 20. that will run approximately three days. the then, the next event on the agenda is the couple conference that is scheduled for july 20, about 13 weeks from now. that will be hosted by the government of that afghanistan -- of afghanistan. it will include an international portion. other internationals will becoming as well. that is an important conference, obviously. details would be extrapolated from the previous two, but it will be an affirmation of international support for the government and -- and it will be followed by a meeting on january 28. >> is that supposed to be the foreign ministers meeting around the end of may? >> that is exactly right. it was originally scheduled for late may by one we can have three conferences in may. two zero is more than enough. it was put of after discussions with president karzai, his own government and the international community, incl
it was originally scheduled for prior to the chip to washington -- the trip to washington. president karzai rearranged it for after the trip. it is preceded with talks from our government. that is may 20. that will run approximately three days. the then, the next event on the agenda is the couple conference that is scheduled for july 20, about 13 weeks from now. that will be hosted by the government of that afghanistan -- of afghanistan. it will include an international portion. other...
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. >> "washington journal" continues. host: familiar face back with the "washington journal." we will start with the tea party and your april 2 column. among the things you write is democrats cannot capture the elections without capturing the moment of independent minded the swing voters. tell us more, please. guest: if you look at the numbers this morning, they're pretty overwhelming. at the end of the bush administration it was close to 80%. no it is close to 60% off track. we are at 4 in afghanistan and iraq. the we have gone through a recession. -- we are at war in afghanistan and iraq. we've gone through a recession. but it is not just that. if you look at the numbers in terms of the people losing their discontent with congress, it is very high, both republicans and democrats. the percentage of people that say they do not want to see most members of congress reelected, the number of people that say the government has become too big and is a threat to my personal liberty, again, well over 50% of the country. all of those concerns are reflected in the tea party mantra. if y
. >> "washington journal" continues. host: familiar face back with the "washington journal." we will start with the tea party and your april 2 column. among the things you write is democrats cannot capture the elections without capturing the moment of independent minded the swing voters. tell us more, please. guest: if you look at the numbers this morning, they're pretty overwhelming. at the end of the bush administration it was close to 80%. no it is close to 60% off...
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i live in washington, d.c. dared -- washington, d.c. my rent is over $1,000 a month and might unemployment is a little over $300 a week. you do the math. host: what kind of jobs are you interviewing for? what is out there? caller: the jobs that are out there -- don't get me wrong, there are jobs out there. the jobs that are out there are minimum-wage jobs and you are not going to do it in washington, d.c., and minimum wage, especially at the time taxes come out unless you are living at home with your parents. i am 62 years old. 62. host: ok. can you retire and collect social security and medicare? caller: i am an independent worker. so, retirement is not in the cards for may. host: what did you do before you lost your job? caller: i am in the convention business. host: i think we lost harold. we will move on to frank on the republican line from new jersey. caller: great show today. what "the wall street journal" has written is true, but it isn't true. but i would go on and like to elaborate. the federal government helped create this mon
i live in washington, d.c. dared -- washington, d.c. my rent is over $1,000 a month and might unemployment is a little over $300 a week. you do the math. host: what kind of jobs are you interviewing for? what is out there? caller: the jobs that are out there -- don't get me wrong, there are jobs out there. the jobs that are out there are minimum-wage jobs and you are not going to do it in washington, d.c., and minimum wage, especially at the time taxes come out unless you are living at home...
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welcome. >> in washington d.c. 6-8. stuart hobson. >> looking good. >> next alexander korea virginia liles crouch elementary school. >> hello. >> and we've got a group of girl scouts from the national capital region who have been involved in health and wellness issues. welcome, ladies. >> how about the alliance for a healthier generation. >> good morning. >> and we have a number of student journalists covering this event. >> oh, goodness, the journalists. >> the professionals always in the back. >> watching. >> yes. >> and is there any person who hasn't had a chance to hand? >> make sure you stand up because your parents are watching. >> great. >> you could -- if you could begin by telling us. in the past every first lady has had a special issue. mrs. reagan was worried about drug use by young people. mrs. bush was worried about literacy. how did you come to this issue and why? >> as a mom way before we were anywhere near coming to the white house. you guys know i have these two beautiful little girls malya and sasha. t
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"washington journal" is every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about on c-span . 3 the joya economic committee will hear from ben bernanke -- the joint economic committee will hear from ben bernanke. at 2:30 p.m., the senate commerce committee listened to the plan released by the federal communications commission. members will talk to the chairman about the plan and their role of the sec -- fcc of overseeing the internet. >> see the winners of c-span's student documentarycam petition. students ltd. entries on one of the country's greatest strengths or a challenge the country is facing. meet the students who made them, and for a preview of all winners, visit studentcam.org. >> not timothy gardner at a conference of news editors. his comments on the economy and other issues are about 20 minutes. >> i would like to add what downey is a real giant in the profession and someone i owe a great deal of gratitude to everyday. i am incredibly fortunate to find myself working for him. with him. i would like to give a note
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watch the top winning of videos every morning on c-span just before "washington journal." at 8:30 a.m. during the program, meet the students who made them. for preview of all the winners, visit studentcam.org. >> tomorrow morning, defense department officials and contractors testified to the commission on wartime contract in. that began as live at 9:30 eastern. later, the senate gavels them live at 2:00 p.m. eastern here they will consider the nomination of the treasury under secretary. later in the week, democratic leaders hope to bring up a financial regulation bill. see the senate live on c-span2. the house returns tuesday. a measure to repeal several d.c. gun control laws. dad but another u.s. representative for utah. live coverage is on c-span. >> up next, "q&a," with stanley crouch. following that, the british parliamentarians a legend. and then jordan's king abdallah followed by a an iranian author.
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i didn't make it to washington and i did see a -- i did make it to washington and i did see a lot of ugly stuff going on up there. i did not see one of left winger -- i did not see one left winger there. and just like that fellow that calls confusing terms calling them communists, fascist, socialists. people don't even know the definition of the words anymore. host: howard, and roy to jump in because we are running out of time. guest: part of what he talked about is a point of fascination for me because the founding fathers, i think there genius was to create a system that was sufficiently flexible and allowed political debate so that things will shift and change over time. we are a different people with different experiences. it is a different age and economy. we face different challenges. that is key. i think a lot of these people touring around words like fascist and socialist do not know the definition of the terms and they use it to try to caricature their opponents. i do not think that is fair. it undermines the ability to really join the debate, to have spirited, intelligent,
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welcome to the "washington journal." caller: i want to bring attention to everybody's 401-k and all the money you got invested in these funds and various other instruments that are out there and put out a warning to you. you might to want put it into something a little more secure. this is far more indemocratic than you can possibly imagine. an independent commission needs to be set up. den kucinich would be a good person to set it up, barbara -- her name escapes me right now, but sheila barrett also a good person. they're very upstanding and good people, and they'll get to the bottom of this eventually. it will take about five years to get to the bottom of this because it is so wide and so deep that you cannot believe. host: thanks for you'll. let's move on to orlando, florida. danny on our line for democrats. caller: you know what? the folks up there, they are nothing but financial terrorists, ok? and the american public should realize what's going on now is the republican plan and also as far as financial reform, what
welcome to the "washington journal." caller: i want to bring attention to everybody's 401-k and all the money you got invested in these funds and various other instruments that are out there and put out a warning to you. you might to want put it into something a little more secure. this is far more indemocratic than you can possibly imagine. an independent commission needs to be set up. den kucinich would be a good person to set it up, barbara -- her name escapes me right now, but...
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"washington journal continues. host: joseph cirincione is returning to give us some context for the u.s. and russian announcement today regarding the non-proliferation treaty. how important is this attempt? guest: it is an attempt to restart the arms control process. collapsed in december, and the arms control between the two stopped four or five years ago. but the weapons remain. the cold war has been over for nearly 20 years. each side still has thousands of weapons, and have not decided it is in both interest to negotiate. they bill to the verification systems. once again we can see what they are doing, and vice versa. host: what would you say to observers is say the problems seem less today between these two major countries then between of the players, including rogue states? and also, the concept of nuclear weapons getting into the hands of terrorist organizations? guest: i would say that they are correct. that is what the two presidents said today. you heard both medvedev and obama talk about these threats. t
"washington journal continues. host: joseph cirincione is returning to give us some context for the u.s. and russian announcement today regarding the non-proliferation treaty. how important is this attempt? guest: it is an attempt to restart the arms control process. collapsed in december, and the arms control between the two stopped four or five years ago. but the weapons remain. the cold war has been over for nearly 20 years. each side still has thousands of weapons, and have not decided...
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washington mutual mortgage securities corp. also operated of all clone conduit -- a bulk loan conduit. they would underwrite securitization transactions in the same manner, regardless of whether the loans were rejected by us or third party. -- were originated by us or a third party. because the capital markets organization was engaged in the secondary market -- mortgage market, it was engaged in the products. we helped determine the original prices on which they could offer loans. we added the various costs that we incurred. your invitation as about the repurchase and recovery team. we demand that the seller agrees -- repurchase alone. -- a loan. the process itself involves a give-and-take between buyer and seller. . . >> in this way, wamu took action to prevent [unintelligible] obligations. i hope this brief introduction is helpful to the subcommittee and i happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you. we will have rounds of 10 minutes this time. we will have more than one round. mr. schneider, the gain on sales nu
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inslee of washington for today and mr. ruppersberger of maryland for today and the balance the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, today and april 14, 15, 16, and 1020 for five minutes each. mr. burton, today and april 14, 15, and 16 for five minutes each. mr. jones today and april 14, 15, 16, and 20 for five minutes each. mr. moran, today, april 14, and 15 and 20, five minutes each. mr. neugebauer today, five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen, today, april 14 and 15, five minutes each, ms. foxx, today, april 14, 15, and 20, five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oh
inslee of washington for today and mr. ruppersberger of maryland for today and the balance the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include...
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that is why washington was created. host: in your op-ed you say that the 1929 crash led to enmity against wall street and that the legal and lot effects of that crash were killed four years and need to be avoided. guest: i do not know if they can be avoided at this point in time. my point in the article was that, i think in the banking debate today, we are talking so much about protecting margins and profits, rather than how do we participate in the system that has given us so much? everyone who has put into this financial system has taken out much more. what that article was trying to say was that in our own political heritage, in our philosophical heritage, there has to be a way that we can explain why wall street is important that is in line with the country's egos. host: i am going to put the phone numbers on the screen. feel free to call in to talk to our guest. please allow 30 days between your calls. what is a short sale? guest: a short sale is when you sell something you do not alone so that you can make a bet a
that is why washington was created. host: in your op-ed you say that the 1929 crash led to enmity against wall street and that the legal and lot effects of that crash were killed four years and need to be avoided. guest: i do not know if they can be avoided at this point in time. my point in the article was that, i think in the banking debate today, we are talking so much about protecting margins and profits, rather than how do we participate in the system that has given us so much? everyone...
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and then, washington journal, followed with a discussion of the agreement from a group that advocates the destruction of nuclear weapons. >> public affairs content is available on television and on- line, and you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. >> the united states and russia have signed an arms reduction treaty in prague. the chief negotiator discussed this agreement in this half- hour news briefing. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the department of state. the president, on friday, announced that we have completed work on this agreement. given this historic development, we're going to bring this to the podium for the first time. she spent a great deal of time in geneva, working with the negotiations that began last week. we thought we would start this with the undersecretary for arms control. we have more on how it got to this place and where we will go from here. >> good afternoon. this is my first time up here. it would be nice to be here sooner, i am going off the brussels tomorrow. before i get into talking about this, i want to echo the words from o
and then, washington journal, followed with a discussion of the agreement from a group that advocates the destruction of nuclear weapons. >> public affairs content is available on television and on- line, and you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. >> the united states and russia have signed an arms reduction treaty in prague. the chief negotiator discussed this agreement in this half- hour news briefing. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the department...
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i said this at a weird washington dinner and g as wellasped. [laughter] and i said how one of the more solidaristic country. on the reverse of that, what has labored on for the last, what has the obama administration done for labor? not nothing. . . sometimes i wish you could hire a right-wing operatives to run the left. there is a structural imbalance. when the right gets in power they wonder how they can reward allies and punish enemies. they generally have no operating plan above that. the bandwidth is not occupied by giving poor people health care. in the midst of progressive governments you're making trade- offs. making the union movers star will help the country generally. we have seen a lot of emphasis put on things, particularly in healthcare, the was a big issue , and coming at the expense of doing things to empower labor, workers. >> chris is a tough act to follow. what would be good on the heels of his comments is to put what he said to the panel for their comments. these two ideas, one, labor being presented as a special interest as
i said this at a weird washington dinner and g as wellasped. [laughter] and i said how one of the more solidaristic country. on the reverse of that, what has labored on for the last, what has the obama administration done for labor? not nothing. . . sometimes i wish you could hire a right-wing operatives to run the left. there is a structural imbalance. when the right gets in power they wonder how they can reward allies and punish enemies. they generally have no operating plan above that. the...
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"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> will be prepared to commit that a republican president -- will we be prepared to commit that a republican president and a republican congress in february or march of 2013? it will repeal every radical bill of this machine? >> at the new c-span video library you can search it, watch it, click it, and share it. every program since 1987, the c- span library, cables gift to america. >> now russian president dmitry medvedev, was in washington for the nuclear security summit. the brookings institution hosts this one hour, 15 minutes the van. the -- event. it is like -- >> it is my great personal honor as president of the perkins institution to host president medvedev. as all of you know, he is here in washington at a summit that is intended to promote nuclear safety. that is a cause that he and president obama advanced just last week when they signed the new start treaty in prague. these two leaders have also in their personal interaction in the past year given a new start to u.
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last week for the nuclear security summit in washington. he also traveled to chicago and gave a speech on the israeli- palestinian conflict, security following withdrawal of u.s. troops in iraq, and relationships with the united states. this is about 25 minutes. >> frankly, if we could have, frankly, gotten a larger auditorium, we would have filled that, also, as we have every time. you have just finished two days of attending the summit with 40- some other countries. would you tell us as much as you can about the summit and what you derived from it? and, especially, in relation to iran, if there was anything that was said about it? >> actually, this is the first event of its kind that i have ever attended, and i think what was a pleasant surprise to all the world leaders, to come together on a very important subject, and what i saw was the body language and the positive atmosphere from the date, the minute, that president obama opened the summit. everybody came in and said, "we all bear this responsibility. we have to work together." the d
last week for the nuclear security summit in washington. he also traveled to chicago and gave a speech on the israeli- palestinian conflict, security following withdrawal of u.s. troops in iraq, and relationships with the united states. this is about 25 minutes. >> frankly, if we could have, frankly, gotten a larger auditorium, we would have filled that, also, as we have every time. you have just finished two days of attending the summit with 40- some other countries. would you tell us as...
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the gentlewoman from washington. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: every day thousands of men and women go to work in coal mines to bring electricity to our homes. to make our lives easier, more comfortable. the working conditions for these miners are anything but comfortable or easy. i rise today to honor their work and sadly the sacrifice of 29 men last monday in the upper big branch mine. this resolution offers our condolences to these miners' families as well as the nation mourns with them. it's also a time to pledge that we will work with the federal agency's task to investigate this accident, determine the cause and take the appropriate actions. on monday we watched as mine rescue teams and mine safety officials descended on the upper big branch mine. the frustration was apparent as rescue teams attempted to reach chambers that night, but were unable to proceed far enough into the mine because of the dangerous levels
the gentlewoman from washington. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: every day thousands of men and women go to work in coal mines to bring electricity to our homes. to make our lives easier, more comfortable. the working conditions for these miners are anything but comfortable or easy. i rise today to honor their work and sadly the sacrifice of 29 men last monday in the upper...
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the the gentlewoman from washington. the gentlelady is recognized. >> i urge support for this resolution which honors the 29 men who perished in the upper big branch mine. these men were simply doing their jobs. extracting the coal that powers the nation. we recognize the red cross workers, volunteers, and others in this close n.i.t. community who banded together in a time of tragedy. we commend the rescue teams who went in after their brothers in the hope of bringing them to safety and with a commitment to bringing them home. and we express our condolences to the family members who lost those that they loved so dearly. it has been said today that west virginia -- west virginians stand together in times of tragedy. today we stand together with them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i encourage all of my colleagues to support this resolution. i thank the gentlewoman for her presentation, for all those who participated in the debate, and
the the gentlewoman from washington. the gentlelady is recognized. >> i urge support for this resolution which honors the 29 men who perished in the upper big branch mine. these men were simply doing their jobs. extracting the coal that powers the nation. we recognize the red cross workers, volunteers, and others in this close n.i.t. community who banded together in a time of tragedy. we commend the rescue teams who went in after their brothers in the hope of bringing them to safety and...
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we are based in washington d.c. and i think you just add the web page up? >> host: we did. we have our own web page which we have more information about consumer access and a particular link to this issue of changing service from six down at five days of people have questions or comments or information to share with us we would really like to have it your to make the most aggressive effort we have had to date to get their imports station but on this very important change we went with all the information we can get as to get the information how to proceed. >> host: how is the commission funded? >> guest: we get its funding which is minuscule from the postal service. we get some of our operating funds through the postal service but they're actually voted on by congress though they could change that financial system if it wanted to do. >> host: connecticut. >> guest: we have 70 employees and a budget of $14 billion and i think we work really hard to make every one of those dollars worthwhile to the american public. >> host: connecticut is next as a talk about the future of the
we are based in washington d.c. and i think you just add the web page up? >> host: we did. we have our own web page which we have more information about consumer access and a particular link to this issue of changing service from six down at five days of people have questions or comments or information to share with us we would really like to have it your to make the most aggressive effort we have had to date to get their imports station but on this very important change we went with all...
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next week he hosts a nuclear security summit here in washington. that's expected to be attended leaders of over 40 nations. a panel now previews these events at a forum hosted for the center of strategic and international studies. it's an hour. >> i'm andrew schwartz. i'm vice president for external relations here at csi. i'm joined by my colleagues whom i'll introduce in a minute. this briefing will be available later on facebook today. it's also available video and audio and transcript on csis.org. and with that we'll get started. also for you itunes users, this will be on the beyond the campus section on itunes university. my colleagues andrew kuchins, sharon squassoni and janusz bugajski are some of the top experts in the world with this region. and they've got a lot to say about various things that are associated with this visit. in addition, you'll find before you an example of our critical questions. and this is -- i'll like to introduce my colleague, dr. andrew kuchins. >> it's a great pleasure to be here. and thanks for joining us this mor
next week he hosts a nuclear security summit here in washington. that's expected to be attended leaders of over 40 nations. a panel now previews these events at a forum hosted for the center of strategic and international studies. it's an hour. >> i'm andrew schwartz. i'm vice president for external relations here at csi. i'm joined by my colleagues whom i'll introduce in a minute. this briefing will be available later on facebook today. it's also available video and audio and transcript...
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another foot of snow it would be just like washington. and again, i've been a longtime friend and admirer of warren and he was a pillar and source of strength for me during the credit crisis. warden was referring to something in the book i was not a model of maturity when i was a senior at dartmouth college and by first data with wendy we were at the boston box and she wasn't impressed when i made my beeper plan. >> did you hit them? >> nope, but she gave me another chance. >> didn't she go home early that night? >> yeah, she went home early that night. >> fortunately he got a second chance. tell us a little bit about -- hank says in the book i'm a tough guy. i forget at what point he said that but he was a rustler in high school and was a tackle and everything but win the president asked him to become secretary of treasury and hank's initial reaction was how to do it but he decided to do it but he had one big worry and i think the crop might be interested in knowing what makes a grown man trembled. [laughter] >> warren is talking about m
another foot of snow it would be just like washington. and again, i've been a longtime friend and admirer of warren and he was a pillar and source of strength for me during the credit crisis. warden was referring to something in the book i was not a model of maturity when i was a senior at dartmouth college and by first data with wendy we were at the boston box and she wasn't impressed when i made my beeper plan. >> did you hit them? >> nope, but she gave me another chance. >>...
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holocaust memorial museum here in washington is the host of this two-hour talk. >> good afternoon and welcome to today's program, "jewish responses to persecution, volume i, 1933-1938". which is organized by the museum center for advanced holocaust studies. my name is robert and i director of university programs here at the center. to learn more about the activities including the centers, please take advantage of the mature is available in books for sale outside the theater. in 2003 the center and doctorate its jewish study initiative. this effort aims to finally change the way in which the holocaust is dented, todd and ultimately understood that by focusing attention on the survival and study of jewish source materials, and activities during the nokia, as well as remarkable efforts to rebuild the jewish world after the war, this addition of attempts with the study of jewish life. during and immediately following the period of the assault. this afternoon we will seek the fruits of the labor. the first point of the series, "jewish responses to persecution, volume i, 1933-1938". the fir
holocaust memorial museum here in washington is the host of this two-hour talk. >> good afternoon and welcome to today's program, "jewish responses to persecution, volume i, 1933-1938". which is organized by the museum center for advanced holocaust studies. my name is robert and i director of university programs here at the center. to learn more about the activities including the centers, please take advantage of the mature is available in books for sale outside the theater. in...
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i will say this though, in the end, i say that by the time i finished in washington, my mother had a different opinion of george w. bush. but, it is not a good way to start off in wendy was not much happier with me. 's be one of the most interesting things i found in the book and i had not heard a word about this before, was your account of how some top russian officials had gone to some top chinese officials with the suggestion essentially that they start dumping their bombs up probably freddie and fannie at that time. that almost sounds like a bear raid. i thought that was the sort of thing that just the evil guys on wall street did you tell me about that. >> it never happened, but we are very, very concerned about stabilizing fannie and freddie because as warren said, there were 5.4 jillion dollars of securities that were either insured or issued direct we buy these institutions. they were highly leveraged institutions, and the securities were held i think about 1.7 trillion.ñr the biggest portion was inside the u.s., and we had gone-- i have been trying to get reform legislation
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in some ways iraq has skewed the way washington analyzes who is up and who is down. it looks much different underground and where the interest lies. i suppose you can argue and it is interesting fact the two big she of course, is in the region in the most successful so far are the standard bearers of some sort of arab nationalism the crop border never mind the borders and these are all historical forces and things that have to happen mysia population by sheer number must be taken into account the same way that i argue that the powerhouse to have power-sharing because they don't live on an island but the truth is that i think it would be a wise move for the government in iraq to ask the saudis exactly how or you treating your shi'ites' if you care so much about how we treat our sudanese and that is where the majority population are shi'ites how are you treating yours? those are questions that have to be answered and they are so acute lead on the table that it it would be a stabilizing move to do that whether that happens are not i am not sure. >> host: you raise a goo
in some ways iraq has skewed the way washington analyzes who is up and who is down. it looks much different underground and where the interest lies. i suppose you can argue and it is interesting fact the two big she of course, is in the region in the most successful so far are the standard bearers of some sort of arab nationalism the crop border never mind the borders and these are all historical forces and things that have to happen mysia population by sheer number must be taken into account...
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why do you think that there is difficulty in washington with the republicans supposedly at least a segment of them advocated free markets? is it because they are beholden to the larger interest and are not representing that? how do you go about dealing with the fact considering we want to bring together the two sides and this might be possible if it were not for the politicians. >> i take the second question first. why if there is so much support in principal from left and right and center why does it not have more traction? and i think we will get there. right now it is the power of the lobby that it's tremendously strong. i think we've had this before teddy roosevelt faced lobbies the were just as strong, different form but nelson aldrich for example who was the dominant force in the senate on these issues in the first decade of 20th century his daughter married john d. rockefeller's son the republican party which was teddy roosevelt's party was very tight with business and i would stress one reason we wrote the book and one reason i give these talks is that the business sector -- it's n
why do you think that there is difficulty in washington with the republicans supposedly at least a segment of them advocated free markets? is it because they are beholden to the larger interest and are not representing that? how do you go about dealing with the fact considering we want to bring together the two sides and this might be possible if it were not for the politicians. >> i take the second question first. why if there is so much support in principal from left and right and...
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you were asked to testify in washington for ratification, not on the basis of what the obama administration will argue but in terms of what would you would argue is in the interest of the united states, skeptical democrats and republicans, what would you say to that senate committee? >> i think russia has to be more constructive on the subject of joint ballistic missile defense. "until now, -- up until now, russia has made some agreements but there is a widespread impression that this group assessment of threats and whatever is done in joint ballistic missiles has, for russia, lever to put the brakes on an american program. i think it is time to come out with new proposals. maybe you think what vladimir putin proposed on on the joint data center on mitchell -- missile launchers but also move forward whe. vladimir putin and president medvedev proposed that we have to have joint missile defense with the united sates and the european union. how about the russian people living in asia. ? are they entitled to protection or not? many people are going away from that but still, if we are to have ba
you were asked to testify in washington for ratification, not on the basis of what the obama administration will argue but in terms of what would you would argue is in the interest of the united states, skeptical democrats and republicans, what would you say to that senate committee? >> i think russia has to be more constructive on the subject of joint ballistic missile defense. "until now, -- up until now, russia has made some agreements but there is a widespread impression that...
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i was the moscow bureau chief for the "washington post." i was able to explore, to roam, to ask questions. and i also asked myself, how did it gets this way? this began a long research effort to roll back the clock. and to understand how the fissile material, the pathogens, the chemicals got so widely spread. and in the process of that research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin. he was a professional staff member in the central committee. he passed away in 2001. but i was doing my research i found out he left behind a large amount of documents from the time that he served on the central committee as a staff member. he was in the defense department, which was responsible for the entire military industrial complex. and he was one of those fellows who lived by the power of his pencil. and his pen. he filled dozens of large notebooks with notes every day of technical details, things that had happened in the kremlin. arms control. weapon decisions. and what's so fascinating about this archive which will be avail
i was the moscow bureau chief for the "washington post." i was able to explore, to roam, to ask questions. and i also asked myself, how did it gets this way? this began a long research effort to roll back the clock. and to understand how the fissile material, the pathogens, the chemicals got so widely spread. and in the process of that research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin. he was a professional staff member in the central committee. he passed...
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this is about 30 minutes. >> [inaudible conversations] >> in afternoon and welcome to the washington institute for near east policy. my name is simon, i'm the picture of fellow and director of the gulf of program here. it also forced me today to chair this session, one of the caris occasions year when a also a speaker so i hope i will get the bounce right. if i have to disagree with one on either side of myself. [laughter] with me today to address this very important topic of too little too late nuclear security in the middle east, gregory schulte and george perk of it, gregory schulte is currently the senior visiting fellow at the national defense university center for the study of weapons of mass destruction. there's no way to get that on one on. [laughter] from 2005 to 2009 he served as the u.s. permanent representative at the international atomic energy agency in vienna. george who i have the honor of listening to this morning as he was doing in a gig at his home carnegie endowment is the vice president for sundays and director of the nuclear policy program at the carnegie endowm
this is about 30 minutes. >> [inaudible conversations] >> in afternoon and welcome to the washington institute for near east policy. my name is simon, i'm the picture of fellow and director of the gulf of program here. it also forced me today to chair this session, one of the caris occasions year when a also a speaker so i hope i will get the bounce right. if i have to disagree with one on either side of myself. [laughter] with me today to address this very important topic of too...
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is there a conference on hydrodynamics in the washington, d.c. area this week? what the hell is magnet hydrodynamics do i hear you ask? well, it's complicated but it could relate to centrifuges which enrich uranium. back in 1974, there was such a conference here. and it was attended by one dr. a. q. khan representing not pakistan but the netherlands. who noticed? probably nobody who should have noticed. it's not clear anybody should have noticed at that time at least anyway. but it illustrates the extent of the challenge between allowing the normal academic discourse that we pride ourselves on and what can be done with the knowledge acquired. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i now switch hats and chair the event. and we open up for a q & a session. but i will do that normal cheeky thing which is to use my temporary position of power to ask the first question. -- questions. ambassador, was there ever a time -- was it ever possible to have stopped iran? i know it would just be agreeing. but if you could look back and decide that you were going to be an extraord
is there a conference on hydrodynamics in the washington, d.c. area this week? what the hell is magnet hydrodynamics do i hear you ask? well, it's complicated but it could relate to centrifuges which enrich uranium. back in 1974, there was such a conference here. and it was attended by one dr. a. q. khan representing not pakistan but the netherlands. who noticed? probably nobody who should have noticed. it's not clear anybody should have noticed at that time at least anyway. but it illustrates...
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karzai is going to be at the nuclear summit in washington next week -- [inaudible] >> sorry? [inaudible] >> that was the reference to the may 12th separate meeting. okay. >> this is still on as of today. that's what robert gibbs said this morning at the gaggle. >> well, obviously one of the core problems we face in afghanistan is the competitive instincts of pakistan and india. and so i would have to think that with both of the leaders here next week, that that may be a point of discussion hopefully. with the upcoming -- the planned offensive in kandahar, you know, ambassador eikenberry was here recently. and his comment was, you know, this is one part political -- excuse me, one part military, five parts political. the one part military, the afghan leadership is likely to support. the five parts political, big, big question mark. >> welcome to the bipartisan nonideologically driven center for strategic for international studies. right over here. >> francine kiefer from the "christian science monitor." i would like to go back with the reset of russia subject. could you talk a
karzai is going to be at the nuclear summit in washington next week -- [inaudible] >> sorry? [inaudible] >> that was the reference to the may 12th separate meeting. okay. >> this is still on as of today. that's what robert gibbs said this morning at the gaggle. >> well, obviously one of the core problems we face in afghanistan is the competitive instincts of pakistan and india. and so i would have to think that with both of the leaders here next week, that that may be a...
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interesting to see how the white house six is the term to the public during next week's summit here in washington d.c. i would suggest that to some states, nuclear security is the possession of nuclear weapons. two other states, it is the protection offered by allies such as the united states, which have nuclear weapons. on the civil side, it might well be the energy security offered by civilian nuclear power plant. nuclear science has much to offer on the positive side, but it also carries considerable risk that nuclear weapons being in the wrong hands of rogue states or terrorist groups. and again on the civil side, even civil nuclear power plants carry risks of radiation accidents or theft to dangerous materials. it might appear that awkward people would think the same way on this issues, but i suspect it is not the case. i've been told that significant agreement at next week's summit will be in safeguarding nuclear materials, particularly what are known as fissile materials like plutonium and highly enriched uranium, the explosives inside atomic bombs. the particular danger is that terrorists
interesting to see how the white house six is the term to the public during next week's summit here in washington d.c. i would suggest that to some states, nuclear security is the possession of nuclear weapons. two other states, it is the protection offered by allies such as the united states, which have nuclear weapons. on the civil side, it might well be the energy security offered by civilian nuclear power plant. nuclear science has much to offer on the positive side, but it also carries...